The boy informed authorities that his mother struck and bit him, earlier than allegedly throwing blench on him after he mentioned he wished to stay along with his father.
A ten-year-old Alabama boy “performed lifeless” to outlive after his mother allegedly tried to drown him in a tub.
In accordance with Colbert County Circuit Court docket, per PEOPLE, the mom, Ashley Elizabeth Jones, 34, was arrested on Tuesday, and charged with aggravated youngster abuse.
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As proven in an affidavit, obtained by the outlet, Jones’ son informed authorities that his mother struck and bit him, earlier than allegedly throwing bleach on him after he mentioned he wished to stay along with his father, who shares custody with Jones.
In accordance with the docs, the boy mentioned he went to take a shower to scrub the bleach off himself. Per the affidavit, the boy’s mother then adopted her son into the toilet, “jumped into the bathtub with him, and proceeded to seize his face, shoving it underneath water” for roughly 45 seconds.
In an try to get his mother to cease, the boy informed investigators that he went nonetheless and “performed lifeless,” as famous within the court docket paperwork.
Jones then allegedly locked her son in a closet for 3 hours.
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It is unconfirmed what date the mentioned drowning try passed off, however the court docket docs famous the alleged abuse had been taking place for over every week earlier than Jones was arrested final Tuesday, noting a number of alleged situations between April 15 and April 21.
In accordance with the affidavit, the boy claimed the “scrapes” and “bruises” on his physique had been a results of his mom’s abuse, and referred to as his father on Sunday, April 21, asking him to come back choose him up. The daddy informed authorities that his son sounded “distressed,” earlier than telling him about his mom’s alleged abuse, as famous within the court docket docs.
The daddy reported Jones to authorities, who introduced the mom within the following day.
As famous within the affidavit, Jones denied the allegations. She was booked on Tuesday, and was launched after posting $50,000 bail, in line with data, per PEOPLE.
Jones’ court docket look is ready for Could 20.
